Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Rays and Blue Jays?
76 players played for both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1998 and 2025, including Jose Bautista, Fred McGriff, Kevin Kiermaier and B. J. Upton. 33 of them played for the Rays first and 39 for the Blue Jays first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Fred McGriff is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Blue Jays first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Richard Lovelady is the most recent: Rays first, then the Blue Jays from 2025.
- Jose Bautista played the most games across the two: 12 for the Rays and 1,235 for the Blue Jays.
- 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Fred McGriff.
- Most common positions on this list: P (35), OF (15), C (8), 2B (7).
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All 76 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Rays | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Bautista | OF | 2004 (12 g) | 2008–2017 (1235 g) |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 1998–2001, 2004 (577 g) | 1986–1990 (578 g) |
| Kevin Kiermaier | OF | 2013–2022 (914 g) | 2023–2024 (211 g) |
| B. J. Upton | OF | 2004, 2006–2012 (966 g) | 2016 (57 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2005 (109 g) | 1994–2001 (890 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2004 (153 g) | 1997–2002 (698 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2008 (133 g) | 2002–2006 (655 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2006–2010 (458 g) | 2014–2016 (209 g) |
| Yunel Escobar | SS | 2013–2014 (290 g) | 2010–2012 (338 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 2009 (34 g) | 2004–2008 (535 g) |
| Danny Jansen | C | 2025 (73 g) | 2018–2024 (471 g) |
| Colby Rasmus | OF | 2017 (37 g) | 2011–2014 (408 g) |
| J. P. Arencibia | C | 2015 (24 g) | 2010–2013 (380 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 1998–2000 (389 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Aaron Loup | P | 2020 (24 g) | 2012–2018 (369 g) |
| Jose Molina | C | 2012–2014 (281 g) | 2010–2011 (112 g) |
| Shawn Camp | P | 2006–2007 (125 g) | 2008–2011 (236 g) |
| Corey Dickerson | OF | 2016–2017 (298 g) | 2021 (46 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2005 (47 g) | 2000–2004 (281 g) |
| Gabe Gross | OF | 2008–2009 (242 g) | 2004–2005 (84 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 1999–2000 (174 g) | 1998 (151 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 1998–2000 (262 g) | 2000 (47 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2001–2002 (188 g) | 2004 (109 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2013 (118 g) | 2011–2012 (175 g) |
| Tomas Perez | 2B | 2006 (99 g) | 1995–1998 (178 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2004–2005, 2008 (189 g) | 2003, 2011 (85 g) |
| J. P. Howell | P | 2006–2009, 2011–2012 (252 g) | 2017 (16 g) |
| Trevor Richards | P | 2019–2021 (22 g) | 2021–2024 (195 g) |
| Luke Maile | C | 2015–2016 (57 g) | 2017–2019 (159 g) |
| Juan Guzman | P | 2000 (1 g) | 1991–1998 (195 g) |
| Jason Adam | P | 2022–2024 (170 g) | 2019 (23 g) |
| David Price | P | 2008–2014 (175 g) | 2015 (11 g) |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 2017–2018 (138 g) | 2012 (41 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2016 (60 g) | 2017–2018 (118 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2011 (32 g) | 2001–2002 (134 g) |
| Doug Creek | P | 2000–2002 (140 g) | 2003 (21 g) |
| Victor Zambrano | P | 2001–2004 (135 g) | 2007 (8 g) |
| Ryan Yarbrough | P | 2018–2022 (127 g) | 2024 (12 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2005–2006 (128 g) | 2010 (9 g) |
| Ryan Roberts | 3B | 2012–2013 (120 g) | 2006–2007 (17 g) |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | 2023 (5 g) | 2022 (128 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 2000–2002 (91 g) | 2003 (40 g) |
| Mark Hendrickson | P | 2004–2006 (76 g) | 2002–2003 (46 g) |
| Kevin Cash | C | 2005 (13 g) | 2002–2004 (101 g) |
| Eric Sogard | 2B | 2019 (37 g) | 2019 (73 g) |
| Sergio Romo | P | 2017–2018 (98 g) | 2022 (6 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2007–2008 (96 g) | 1999 (1 g) |
| Dan Johnson | 1B | 2008, 2010–2011 (81 g) | 2014 (15 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2006–2008 (87 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Joe Kennedy | P | 2001–2003 (82 g) | 2007 (9 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2010 (63 g) | 2016 (25 g) |
| Rich Butler | OF | 1998–1999 (79 g) | 1997 (7 g) |
| Danny Farquhar | P | 2016–2017 (72 g) | 2011 (3 g) |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | 2018 (40 g) | 2017 (32 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 1999–2000 (36 g) | 2003 (31 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2019–2020 (61 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Wilmer Font | P | 2018–2019 (19 g) | 2019–2020 (44 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 2000 (34 g) | 2000 (23 g) |
| Jeff Beliveau | P | 2013–2015 (36 g) | 2017 (19 g) |
| Jason Smith | 2B | 2002–2003 (27 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2012 (24 g) | 2012 (27 g) |
| Chad Gaudin | P | 2003–2004 (43 g) | 2005 (5 g) |
| Steve Parris | P | 2003 (10 g) | 2001–2002 (33 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2016 (33 g) | 2010 (9 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2019 (6 g) | 2014 (34 g) |
| Kevin Witt | DH | 2006 (19 g) | 1998–1999 (20 g) |
| Steve Trachsel | P | 2000 (23 g) | 2000 (11 g) |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | 2021 (26 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Bryan Baker | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Jacob Waguespack | P | 2024 (4 g) | 2019–2020 (27 g) |
| Richard Lovelady | P | 2024 (28 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2018–2020 (10 g) | 2022 (7 g) |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 2007 (14 g) | 2008 (3 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2023 (2 g) | 2020 (10 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2015 (3 g) | 2018 (6 g) |
| Hector Perez | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2020 (1 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays?
76 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Jose Bautista, Fred McGriff, Kevin Kiermaier and B. J. Upton. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Fred McGriff: Toronto Blue Jays first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Kevin Kiermaier, Danny Jansen, Trevor Richards, Jason Adam, Ryan Yarbrough and Bryan Baker and 2 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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